The New Hampshire Gazette Newspaper, October 7, 1756, Page 2

- The Publifner will efteem it a great Favour to be well fupplied by Correfpondents of Genius and generous Sentiments with fuch Speculations or Effays as may be pleafing and - inftru®ive to the Public, agrecable to the Defign of this Paper, and acknowledge himfelf obliged to any Gentleman who will take the Pains to communicate to him any good Intelligence, provided they be fent free from Charge. The following Articles are the moft material by yefterday's Mail. ANTIGU A, Auguft 28. - ON Thursday laft arrived here his Majefty’s Ships the Edinburg, of 74 Guns, Capt. Langdon, on board of which it is said Admiral Frankland will hoift his Flag, and the Augufta of 6o, Capt. Wickham, with Merchantmen under Convoy : In the Augufta, came together with his 1ady and Sifter, James Ross, Esq; Col. of his Majefty’s 38th Regiment of Foot. The Augufta in her Passage spoke with a Vessel from Gib- raltar, the Mafter of which said that Sir Edward Hawke ar- rived at Gibraltar the 23d of June, and sail’d from thence the next Day for Minorca. : Aug. 31. Yefterday arrived here the Snow Sally, Capt. Barton, in 27 Days from Gibraltar, from whom we received the following Articles of Intelligence — The Day after the Engagement between the two Fleets the French Fleet appear- ed offt Minorca, when a Report prevailed that they had surk and deftroyed the Englich Fleet; and a Flag of Truce was sent into the Garrison, desiring they would surrender, for if not, the Enemy did not doubt having it in a few Days,.zmd then no. Quarters would be granted. The gallant General Blakeney dismiss’d the Flag of Truce, and gave them an Answer by Cannon Ball and Bomb Shells: The Execution that Day was upwards of rooo Men kill'd, when a Parley was beat for leave to bury the dead. Soon after the French upon a Breach put in Execution a bold Attempt, when a Mire was sprung by our General, which blew up a Battalion, ™ and occasioned their beating a second Parley to bury the dead. This Mine being a principal one in the Defence of the Gar- rison, General Blakeney now took that Opportunity to send a Flag of Truce, with a Proposal of Capitulation; every Thing was granted, and the French march’d in the next Day, being the 29th of June: During our Forces ftay, they did Duty as the French; a ftrong Friendship subsifted, and the English march’d out with all the Honours of War, and were sent to Gibraltar at the French King’s Expence. The Duke de Richelieu told General Blakeney, that if Byng bad landed his Forcesyas he might have done, he had Orders from his Mafter to nail up the Cannon, and embark immedi- ately for France.© We loft 170 Officers and Men ; the French between 4 & soo00. 3 Admirals Hawke and Saunders being sent to take the Com- mand, Byng and Weft were ordered home, as are the Ge- nerals Fowke and Stuart. Hawke sail’d from Gibraltar the gth of July, with 19 Sail of Men of War and Troops on board, to reinforce the Garrison of St. Philips; not knowing that it was surrendred. - Our Forces from Minorca, arrived at Gibralter 5 days before Capt. Barton sail’d, which makes the Garrison 10000 ftrong. ‘113& some Accounts, there is In- telligence of several Men of War with Soldiers on board, for the Mediterranean ; and General Blakeney doubts not but a few Months will reinftate him.in St. Philips. ' =3 The French firft landed with 15000, som= Accounts <y 17000, and were reintorced wi‘h 4000 ; whereas we had not 30c0 at firft, and no Reinforcement. o HALLIF A X, September 11. On Saturday laft arrived here a French Prize Schooner sent in by the Fleet taken off Louifbourg, her Cargo consists-of Ship"l'imbcr, some Eread and Fish, &c. She 15 to be fitted out as a Privateer, to carry 10 Carriage and 20 Swivel Guns, is'to be mann’d out of the Fleet, and employ’d by them as a Tender. Sepr. 18. Laft Sunday arrived the Privateer Shallop com- mandéd by Capt. Piggot, who sail’d from hence about a Fort- night before, having taken six Prizes, all .small French Schooners, one of which she brought in with her, another has since arrived, and the reft are daily expetted. The same Day an English fishing Schooner arrived here, which had been re-tuken from a French Privateer, by Capt. Mc'Nemara, in the Privateer Schooner Wasp, belonging to this Place : Capt. Mc’Nemara tarried no longer with her than to shift Hands; and then ftood away after the French Privateer. Several Vessels have arrived here within this Week paft, the Mafters of which affirm that they have been' chased by a Schooner which they took to be a French Privateer, and some of them even within Sight of this Harbour. - Thurday arrived a I'rench Prize Sloop, taken by the Fogeaux ; her-Cargoe, consifts of Furrs, Fish, &c. Yefterday .Morning arriv’d here his Majefty’s Sloop, Ja- maica from the Fleet off Louitburg, which she left cruzing on their Station, @/l well : We hear she left the Fleet in Com- pany with a Prize Snow, a Vessel of Force, taken by the Fogeaux : She also in her Passage hither took a TFrench Brigantine, which with the Snow, she parted with two Days ago in a Fog ; both which are hourly expefted in here. 'Ihe Jamaica also, off this Harbour, reliev’d a Schooner from Bos- ton, Capt. Storer, bound to this Port, who was then in Chase by a French Privateer, who upon espying the Jamaica, ftood off and gave over the Chase. She is a large Schooner, her upper Works and Mafts painted with Spanish Brown, carries eight Guns, besides Swivels, and is a good Sailer. : ! And Yefterday about 10 0’Clock, the Jamaica set sail again in queft of the said French Privateer. PHILADELPHIA,. Sept. 28~ Saturday laft arrived an Express from Col. Armftrong, of Cumberland County, with Advice, that he marched from Fort Shirley on the 3oth paft, with about 300 of our Provin- cial Forces, on an Expedition againft Kittanning, a Town of our Indian Enemies-on the Ohio, about 25 Miles above Fort Duquesne. On the 3d Inft. he joined the advanced Party at the Beaver Dams, near Franks-Town ; and on the 7th in the Evening, being within six Miles of Kittanining, the Scout dis- covered a Fire .in the Road, and reported that there were but 2, or at most 4 Indians at it. It was not thought proper to